Bag rack



C. J. OLUND Jul 16, 1940.

BAG RACK Filed Feb. 24, 1939 lliii Patented July 16,1940 2,208,470

, f aioa rzo 'BAGRACKLI idharles .LlOlund, Cambridga Minn.

Application February 24, a ssjseriai "$10,258,323 l'ltfllaims. (01. 312 -62) racks and more particularly'to a novel advertis-f feeding a pack of bags toward the open portion ing rack of the type disclosed in my Patent of the front of the rack; 1 2915,12? dated March 30, 1937. Side walls lflnare rigidlysecured to the rear a. one of the objects of the'invention is toprovide wall, front wall and. top.

a a; bag rack having verticaljpartitions adapted to The parts described above cooperate with sub; be adjusted relatively to one another and to the stantially wedge-shaped partitions H which pro sidewalls of the rack'to permit a merchant to' vide cells of variable width within the rack,

makeadjustments to accommodate paperbags of Each partition has its rear edge portionbent at UNITEDSTATES OFFICE m eDF Q CEt i impr'bvvments'ih ba it estend's forwardly and downwardly to facilitate l q various widths. right angles thereto to provide an integral back' 1 0 Another object is to supplya rack with adjuststrip l2, that is. preferably welded at its upper able partitions combined with an adjustable front end portion to anupstanding tab or tongue l3;

barthat may be sma'ea' by the merchant to acthe latter slidably engaging the rear wall and commod-ate the various ions to which the being confined by an angle iron guide l4 secured partitions have'beenladjusted. to the topbyany s table means such as screws A further object is to furnish 'a rack having l5. When the screws are removed any one of the novel'meansfor yiel'dingly moving a'pack of bags partitions may be readily removed from the rack forwardlyflinto positionwhere the bags may be so that the latter may accommodate wider bags readily removed. v f than it was originl ly intended for. l r

2o still further object is to produce afsimple and l I The lower end portionof the back strip l2 slid 2Q inexpensive rack andlyet one which willbe ,exably en'gagesan upstanding flange l6 integral ceedingly effective for the purpose for whichit is j with the bottom 9 and of the same thickness as designed} Y I I l ngl e i,

[QWiththe foregoing objects outlined and 'with The front end portion of the bottom 9 is turned gs other objects in view which will appear as the. backwardly and downwardly to provide a flange description proceed the invention consists in the I! forminga guidefor hooks l8 formed at the novel features hereinafter described in detail, ilrear end of the abutment strips l9 secured to the lustrated in the accompanying drawing" and lower portion of the frontedges of the partitions more particularly pointed out in'the appended H. r l l iln the drawing: i 1 with anintegral shoe 20 that slidably engages the Fig'. l is a front 'elevatiorrof the rackpartly bottom 9 brokenaway and in vertical section tofacilitate It will be obvious from the foregoing that any illustration. 1 one of the partitions may be shifted laterally so Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view as to take careofpacks ofbags of various widths of the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.- and from Fig. 1 it will be noted that the lower ,Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the ad-' corner of the bags 2| will come to rest on the justable partitions ofthe' rack. abutmentstripslS so that the forward bagof Referringto the drawing, it will be noted that each pack may be readily withdrawn from the substantially all portions of the "rack'may be rack. i

fo'rinedof sheetmetal or of any other suitable kln order prevent the bags from bulging'outmaterial. "4 designates the back wall of the rack wardly too far orfmm-falling through the open which is preferably extended upwardly-at 5, front of the cabinet, I have provided a bar 22 above the topi'of. the bag compartment, to prohavingahead 23 atone end and awremova ble 5 vide an ornamental portion adapted to receive nut 24 at the opposite end. Such bar passes 45 advertising or the like. through apertures 25 arranged in the front edge. A front wall I of less height than the rear wall portions of the partitions, and at this point it will extends downwardly and outwardly from the be noted that each partition as well as each side front edge of the top 6, and such wall is prefwall of the cabinet is provided near its front edge erably provided at its upper and lower edge porwith a series of apertures so that the bar may be 50 tions with confronting horizontal grooves 8 to properly threaded through regardless of the posifacilitate the attachment of advertising cards to tion to which the partitions have been adjusted. the front wall. Furthermore, this allows the abutment bar to be A bottom 9 has its rear edge portion secured arranged at an inclination so as to take care of to the lower edge portion of the rear wall, and short narrow bags as well as long wide bags. 55

The lower. end of each partition is provided 30 disclosed without departing from the spirit of the For the purpose of urging the pack of bags propose to employ a spring device 26 which may be formed of a piece of wire shaped to provide a fulcrum portion 21, the latter being pivotally mounted in ears 28 forming part of a lower ends with abutment strips'3l to cooperate with the strips l9 in supporting the bags.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction, use and advantages of myimproved bag rack may be readily understoodg and II aml.

aware that changes may be made in the details invention as expressed in the claims.

Patent is:

v "11. A bag 'racli c'omprisinga'rear wall, front apertures extending lengthwise apertures wall, side walls, top and'botto'm, the front wall extending downwardly from the top and being spaced from the bottonij't'o"providean unob- 2 .'A bag rack comprising a rear-' wall, front wall,"sid 'e walls, 'top and bottom, the front wall H and arranged-- between said side walls, each' of the side walls and each partition being provided near its forward edge with a series of thereof; and a bar extending through-certain of; said and formingan abutment across the open'front portion of the rack. i

' '3.'A' bag rack comprisingawear wall, front wan, side walls,'top'and bottomfthe front wall removable extending downwardly from the top and being spaced from the bottomi to provid'e 'an unobstructed opening'at'thelower'porti'on of the'frori-t ing lengthwise of the rack at the juncture bea top and rear wall, each partition hav-' inga' guideelement slidably engaging said guide v a second guide member extending lengthwise of the rack along the forward end of thebottom, and guide elements secured to the lowerendportions of' the partitions and slidably engaging the second guide member. f l

ELA bag rack comprising a rear wall, side Whatl claim an desire to secureby Letters {to all" walls of the rack, 'aguide member extendwalls, a front wall, and a bottom, said front wall being spaced from the bottom to provide an opening at the lower portion of the front of the rack, vertically disposed laterally adjustable partitions arranged in the rack between said side walls, a rearwardly extending guide flange arranged at the forward end portion of the bottom of the rack, and abutment elements secured to the lower end portionsof the partitions and having hooks slidably engaging said flange.

- 5. a A bag rack comprising a rearewall, side walls, front wall and a bottom, the lower edge of the fr'ont wall being spaced from the bottom to prov I laterally adjustable partitions arranged in the rack between said side walls, each'side wall and each partition being extending downwardly from "the top and being spaced" rom the bottom to' provide an unobstructed opening at the 10 er portion of the front of the rack, vertical laterally slidable partitions forming part of the rack and arranged between said walls, each partition being slidab'le' relatively to all walls of the rack, a guide member extending lengthwise of therack' at the juncture between the top and rear wall, a second'gu'ide member extending lengthwise'o-f the rack atthe front end portion of' the bottom,fl eachfof said partitions having guide e1ements'"slida'bly engagingsaidguidefmembersf and a shoe, at the lower end of each partition slidably supported by thebottom.

7. A bag rack comprising "a rear CHARLES J/QLUNDIL 

